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An artist's rendition imagines the refilling of the Mediterranean Sea about 5 million years ago, after several hundred thousand years of being largely dried out. Scientists are learning more about the complex geologic and climatic processes that led to the drying out and subsequent refilling. Read more in this issue. Digital Matte Painting by Sithiriscient Khay and Claude Précour, Meteor Studios Inc., www.meteorstudios.com.